Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 14:38:53 -0400
From: kelley <kcwalker-AT-syr.edu>
Subject: SPOON-ANN: Pulping Culture


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1.  the politics of microbrews

2.  cigarette smoking as a symbolic act of defiance against upper-middle
class whiteness?

3.  the current state of UK politics and "T-Bone Blair's claim to be
"eradicating the forces of conservatism" 

4. the film,  'Strawberry and Chocolate, ' by Cuban director
Hueierrez-Alea.

5.  Economic Polarization in the U.S.



The above are just a taste of what's happening at Pulp Culture.  What is
Pulp Culture?


<paraindent><param>left,left</param><bold>PULP</bold> <italic>(pulp) 
n</italic>. 1. the fleshy, succulent part of  fruit; 2. any soft,
formless substance, as of disintegrated matter, esp. wood fiber used for
making paper.  <italic>v.</italic>  to squeeze,  press,  knead.

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<paraindent><param>left,left</param><bold>CULTURE
</bold><italic>(kul-chur) n</italic>.  1.  a society or group
characterized by its distinctive practices, customs, beliefs; 2. an
appreciation for art, literature, music;  3. improvement by care or
training in a special environment.


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<bold>PULP CULTURE</bold>:   to press, squeeze, knead, or shape the
juicy, fleshy, succulent bits of culture, media, and politics. 


Pulp Culture is an e-mail discussion list and 'zine, Fruitions,  focusing
on citical engagements 

with and analyses of media/culture/politics. From the fleshy, sweet
acidity and pulpy bits of popular media/culture to the tough, bitter rind
of Kultur to the tendinous fibers of the political economy, we want to
"pulp culture" from a variety of critical, practical and theoretical
perspectives. Our aim, 

as well, is the reconstruction of theory. That is, we want to "pulp
theory" in order to interrogate its presuppositions and to examine the
conditions of its possibility. Discussions at Pulp Culture, then, are
intended as interventions  in the terrain of ongoing theoretical,
cultural and ideological-political 

struggles inherent in the production/consumption of media/culture in all
its forms.


Currently, we're discussing the politics of microbrews, cigarette smoking
as a symbolic act of defiance against upper-middle class whiteness, the
current state of UK politics and "T-Bone Blair's claim to be "eradicating
the forces of conservatism" and the film,  'Strawberry and

Chocolate, ' by Cuban director Hueierrez-Alea?


To join the fun at Pulp Culture


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To learn more about Pulp Culture check out the rind at 
http://www.flash.net/~oudies/pulp-culture.htm




See you at Pulp!

Ken Mackendrick-AT-utoronto.ca

Kirsten Nielsen kirsten-AT-infothecary.org 

Kelley Crouse kcwalker-AT-syr.edu

Gary Norris strosek-AT-earthlink.net


<paraindent><param>left</param><smaller>"There's a passage I got
memorized.  Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all
sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the
weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's
keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee
with great  vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and
destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my
vengeance upon you." 


I been sayin' that shit for years. And if you ever heard it, it meant
your ass. I never really questioned what it meant. I thought it was just
a cold-blooded thing to say to a motherfucker 'fore you popped a cap in
his ass. But I saw some shit this mornin' made me think twice. Now I'm
thinkin', it could mean you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man.
And Mr. .45 here, he's the shepherd  protecting my righteous ass in the
valley of darkness. Or it could by you're the righteous man and I'm the
shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. I'd like that. But
that shit ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the
tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin'. I'm tryin' real hard to be a
shepherd. "  


~~Jules in the Epilogue to Pulp Fiction

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